The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Regional Program for Southeast Asia (CCAFS-SEA) recently concluded a collective engagement and communication program workshop at the Agricultural Genetics Institute in Hanoi, Vietnam on 29-30 May.
The workshop participants drew insights from best practices of CGIAR member-centers, developed a roadmap to actively engage partners, and draw an overall communication plan to support the implementation of CCAFS research agenda and priorities.
Presented by Dr. Rex Navarro
This document describes the development of a tool called the CCAFS MOT (Mitigation Options Tool) to help policymakers make decisions about effective mitigation options in agriculture. The tool estimates the mitigation potential of several management options for soils and ranks them according to their potential. It combines several empirical models to estimate greenhouse gas emissions. The developers are refining the tool through workshops with national planners and researchers to identify needed information.
The Inception Phase Outcomes presentation for West African Sahel and Dryland Savannah was presented by Dr. Antione Kalinganire of IRT at the Launch meeting in Amman in May of 2013.
The nations involved were Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Nigeria. Inception phase achievements included;
• an intense 6 month period of ground work to characterize the systems and include defining constraints and opportunities
• the organization of regional inception workshop
• participation in the 11th international conference on development of drylands in Beijing
• formulation of hypothesis and defining research questions in different action sites
• building partner capacity
• assembling a work plan and budget
• a review of key partnerships
Key activites were planned including the assembly of baselines for the action site support systems and a quantification of the biomass and resource flow at the action sites. Major partner participation was enlisted from local institutions, regional and international centers and CG centers.
I. Business-as-usual intensification alone will not achieve the necessary emissions reductions in agriculture by 2030 to limit warming to 2°C.
II. Plausible mitigation practices can achieve only 10-40% of needed reductions by 2030.
III. Significant mitigation can be achieved by reducing conversion of forests to agriculture, but requires location-specific interventions to avoid deforestation.
The document summarizes the Carbon Insetting Framework developed by the NRCS CIG partnership. The framework provides guidelines for carbon offset and insetting projects related to agriculture supply chains. It establishes protocols for quantifying greenhouse gas reductions from conservation practices like cover crops and no-till using models. The framework is being validated using on-farm trials through the Soil Health Partnership network across the Midwest. Verification of practice implementation and carbon reductions will utilize the OpTIS system for mapping tillage, crops and residues over time across wide areas.
This presentation was given at a COP20 side event workshop titled "Tools and methods for planning and decision-making for agriculture and climate change," organized by CCAFS and ONF Andina.
Presentation given by Caitlin Corner-Dolloff.
10 May 2021. Regenerative Agriculture vs. Agroecology: nomenclature hype or principle divergence?
(a) A decade of CSA: what are the achievements, the challenges and the bottlenecks? (b) What practical implications for smallholder farmers, agriculture and the environment?
Presentation by Bruce Campbell - Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Regional Program for Southeast Asia (CCAFS-SEA) recently concluded a collective engagement and communication program workshop at the Agricultural Genetics Institute in Hanoi, Vietnam on 29-30 May.
The workshop participants drew insights from best practices of CGIAR member-centers, developed a roadmap to actively engage partners, and draw an overall communication plan to support the implementation of CCAFS research agenda and priorities.
Presented by Dr. Rex Navarro
This document describes the development of a tool called the CCAFS MOT (Mitigation Options Tool) to help policymakers make decisions about effective mitigation options in agriculture. The tool estimates the mitigation potential of several management options for soils and ranks them according to their potential. It combines several empirical models to estimate greenhouse gas emissions. The developers are refining the tool through workshops with national planners and researchers to identify needed information.
The Inception Phase Outcomes presentation for West African Sahel and Dryland Savannah was presented by Dr. Antione Kalinganire of IRT at the Launch meeting in Amman in May of 2013.
The nations involved were Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Nigeria. Inception phase achievements included;
• an intense 6 month period of ground work to characterize the systems and include defining constraints and opportunities
• the organization of regional inception workshop
• participation in the 11th international conference on development of drylands in Beijing
• formulation of hypothesis and defining research questions in different action sites
• building partner capacity
• assembling a work plan and budget
• a review of key partnerships
Key activites were planned including the assembly of baselines for the action site support systems and a quantification of the biomass and resource flow at the action sites. Major partner participation was enlisted from local institutions, regional and international centers and CG centers.
I. Business-as-usual intensification alone will not achieve the necessary emissions reductions in agriculture by 2030 to limit warming to 2°C.
II. Plausible mitigation practices can achieve only 10-40% of needed reductions by 2030.
III. Significant mitigation can be achieved by reducing conversion of forests to agriculture, but requires location-specific interventions to avoid deforestation.
The document summarizes the Carbon Insetting Framework developed by the NRCS CIG partnership. The framework provides guidelines for carbon offset and insetting projects related to agriculture supply chains. It establishes protocols for quantifying greenhouse gas reductions from conservation practices like cover crops and no-till using models. The framework is being validated using on-farm trials through the Soil Health Partnership network across the Midwest. Verification of practice implementation and carbon reductions will utilize the OpTIS system for mapping tillage, crops and residues over time across wide areas.
This presentation was given at a COP20 side event workshop titled "Tools and methods for planning and decision-making for agriculture and climate change," organized by CCAFS and ONF Andina.
Presentation given by Caitlin Corner-Dolloff.
10 May 2021. Regenerative Agriculture vs. Agroecology: nomenclature hype or principle divergence?
(a) A decade of CSA: what are the achievements, the challenges and the bottlenecks? (b) What practical implications for smallholder farmers, agriculture and the environment?
Presentation by Bruce Campbell - Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Partnerships for Scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in Africa and AsiaCIAT
This document discusses linking experiences with climate-smart agriculture (CSA) between Latin America, Africa, and Asia. It provides an overview of CSA and the Partnerships for Scaling CSA (P4S) project, which aims to develop frameworks for CSA planning and implementation through its CSA-Plan methodology. CSA-Plan is a multi-step guide for scaling up CSA through stakeholder engagement, capacity building, investment portfolios, programming design, monitoring and evaluation, and knowledge sharing. The document outlines tools developed under CSA-Plan, including for vulnerability and impact assessments, prioritizing practices, developing country programs, and indicators for monitoring CSA outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of partnerships across different organizations
Presentation by Caroline Mwongera at "How to design value chains programmes that address climate risks: an IFAD-CGIAR learning event", 25 February 2016, Rome.
This document summarizes information about the USDA's Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. It discusses the two components of CIG - the CIG Classic pilot program and the new On-Farm Trials program established in the 2018 Farm Bill. Key details are provided about eligible projects and entities under each program, as well as funding amounts. Updates are also given on the 2019 application process and priorities for funding under CIG Classic and the new On-Farm Trials competition.
1) The document describes a decision support tool being developed to increase farmer adoption of cover crops by demonstrating their short-term benefits for soil water and nitrogen conservation.
2) An on-farm network trial across 6 states is measuring factors like nitrate loss, infiltration rates, biomass production, and nitrogen content in cover crop and no-cover crop treatments.
3) Real-time data and modeling tools will provide farmers comparisons to help quantify cover crops' water retention and nitrogen contributions to subsequent cash crops. The goal is to overcome perceptions that cover crops reduce water and increase fertilizer needs.
Development of holistic metrics of agricultural and food system performanceFrancois Stepman
Presentation by Fergus Sinclair - Chief Scientist CIFOR-ICRAF, Center for International Forest Research - World Agroforestry, Co-convener of the TPP, the Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology - "Development of holistic metrics of agricultural and food system performance"
Presentation by Sonja Vermeulen and Peter Läderach at "How to design value chains programmes that address climate risks: an IFAD-CGIAR learning event", 25 February 2016, Rome.
Defra identifies research needs through joint discussions between policy and science teams to frame questions in ROAME documents. International drivers for water policy include the Water Framework Directive and Nitrates Directive, while national drivers include the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and departmental goals. Key water-related research programmes examine how land management impacts water pollution and opportunities to optimize agricultural water use through interdisciplinary studies considering social, economic, and policy factors.
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) conducts research on sustainable forest management, agroforestry, and tree genetic resources. It has over 100 partners worldwide and works across six research themes. Key achievements include over 1,300 publications, significant outcomes, strong monitoring and evaluation, gender mainstreaming, capacity building activities, and securing over $45 million in funding. FTA aims to refine its approach based on evaluations and adapt its research themes and focus over subsequent phases to 2025 to maximize impacts.
The Food-Energy-Environment Nexus:Supporting policies for sustainable growt...FMNR Hub
The document discusses a nexus initiative that aims to address interconnected water, energy, and food challenges in Ethiopia through applying a nexus toolkit. It presents a case study examining the impacts of different development pathways on stakeholders in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Three scenarios are developed - Business As Usual, National Plans, and Nexus. Results show the Nexus scenario leads to lower water production but higher energy and food production compared to the other scenarios by better managing limited water and biomass resources across sectors. The conclusion discusses how nexus issues can be practically managed between institutions and the need for new policies and innovations.
Integral assessment of productive and environmental parameters of a forage-ba...ILRI
Diversifying pastures with trees and legumes can improve soil nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration while creating a microclimate suitable for cattle. Studies found that including legumes in pastures increased live weight gain in cattle by up to 3.4 times, and resulted in 33.8% lower methane emissions than grass alone. Improved silvopastoral systems show potential for supporting strategies to address climate challenges at regional and national levels.
Using whole-farm models for policy analysis of Climate Smart AgricultureFAO
www.fao.org/climatechange/epic
This presentation was prepared to as background to the Scientific conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture held in Montpellier, France, on 16-18 March 2015.
This document summarizes a study on using cover crops to improve water quality and reduce soil compaction in coastal plain soils. The project established demonstration sites to evaluate the impacts of cover crops on soil moisture, water infiltration and runoff. Sensors were installed to automatically monitor soil moisture, and flumes were set up to measure surface water runoff. Preliminary results found that rye cover crops helped maintain soil moisture for cash crops and reduced water runoff compared to areas without cover crops. The project aims to demonstrate these benefits to farmers and develop tools for monitoring soil moisture with Internet of Things technology.
Francois Delobel: FAO-MOSAICC: The FAO modelling system to support decision-m...AfricaAdapt
The document describes FAO-MOSAICC, a methodology and software package for assessing the agricultural impacts of climate change. It contains models for climate, hydrology, crops and the economy. The software runs on a central server connected to a common database and controlled through web interfaces. It is designed to provide integrated impact assessments at the national level and support decision making. The package will be deployed in countries with training provided to national institutions.
The document discusses Madagascar's environment, socioeconomics, food security, and subnational integration. It describes the process of diagnosing Madagascar's food system with stakeholders from government, private sector, and civil society. Participants adapted to online consultations during COVID. The exercise revealed a growing consensus for a systems approach and advice on challenges like malnutrition and natural resource overuse. Lessons will inform ongoing programming and sharing with technical partners.
CCAFS is a global research partnership that provides tools, data, and partnerships to support smallholder agriculture under climate change. In East Africa, CCAFS offers freely available climate and impact models, seasonal forecasts, and solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation. Examples of tools include the Ag Trials database containing crop and livestock data, Food Security Case Maps modeling future yields and security, and the CCAFS Climate Portal providing place-specific climate change information relevant to agriculture. CCAFS also partners with organizations in East Africa on initiatives like climate-smart dairy development and index-based livestock insurance.
The document discusses the development of decision support tools to help prioritize climate-smart agriculture investments and actions. It outlines the need for such tools from governments and donors to move beyond lists of options to identify portfolios of practices. The proposed prioritization tool would use a climate-smart agriculture compendium database and indicators to assess tradeoffs between options across social, economic and environmental dimensions. The tool development process is participatory and aimed at identifying best-bet climate-smart agriculture portfolios for specific contexts through pilots in 2014.
CGIAR Systemwide Livestock Programme: Achievements and prospects in a changi...ILRI
The Systemwide Livestock Programme (SLP) is a consortium of 12 CGIAR centers that coordinates research on crop-livestock systems. It aims to decrease poverty and improve fodder yield/quality for food-feed crops through research partnerships. SLP governs over 60 completed projects on topics like crop residues and drivers of change. Current regional case studies in Africa and Asia examine decisions on crop residue use and their impacts on livelihoods and sustainability. SLP works to build collaborations and share knowledge while also seeking new resources, though its future is uncertain without Systemwide Programs in the new CGIAR.
Evidence on sustainable livestock from LMICs is urgently needed to inform nua...ILRI
This document discusses the need for evidence on sustainable livestock practices from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform global discussions on climate change and greenhouse gas reduction. It notes that livestock production plays complex roles in LMICs that are often overlooked due to a focus on industrial systems in Western countries. The document outlines an approach involving a literature review and expert survey to assess research distribution and perceptions regarding livestock's environmental impacts and solutions. It calls for locally-adapted, multidisciplinary research embedded in development to generate needed LMIC-specific evidence and solutions to support sustainable livestock.
Presented by Ridha Ibidhi on May 9, 2019, as part of the first CCAFS & GRA CLIFF-GRADS Webinar Series. See the Introduction for more details: 2019 CLIFF-GRADS Webinar Series - Using modeling, life cycle assessment, and trade-off analysis to understand low emissions development options.
Climate Smart Agriculture Project: using policy and economic analysis as a ba...FAO
The Climate Smart Agriculture Project aims to build evidence-based agricultural strategies and investment frameworks to sustainably increase productivity and incomes, build resilience to climate change, and seek opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a way that supports national food security and development goals. The project conducts research in three countries to identify climate-smart agricultural practices and policies that achieve synergies across productivity, resilience, and carbon outcomes. Project outputs include an evidence base on best practices, a strategic framework and policy recommendations, and investment proposals to support the adoption of climate-smart agriculture.
Partnerships for Scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in Africa and AsiaCIAT
This document discusses linking experiences with climate-smart agriculture (CSA) between Latin America, Africa, and Asia. It provides an overview of CSA and the Partnerships for Scaling CSA (P4S) project, which aims to develop frameworks for CSA planning and implementation through its CSA-Plan methodology. CSA-Plan is a multi-step guide for scaling up CSA through stakeholder engagement, capacity building, investment portfolios, programming design, monitoring and evaluation, and knowledge sharing. The document outlines tools developed under CSA-Plan, including for vulnerability and impact assessments, prioritizing practices, developing country programs, and indicators for monitoring CSA outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of partnerships across different organizations
Presentation by Caroline Mwongera at "How to design value chains programmes that address climate risks: an IFAD-CGIAR learning event", 25 February 2016, Rome.
This document summarizes information about the USDA's Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. It discusses the two components of CIG - the CIG Classic pilot program and the new On-Farm Trials program established in the 2018 Farm Bill. Key details are provided about eligible projects and entities under each program, as well as funding amounts. Updates are also given on the 2019 application process and priorities for funding under CIG Classic and the new On-Farm Trials competition.
1) The document describes a decision support tool being developed to increase farmer adoption of cover crops by demonstrating their short-term benefits for soil water and nitrogen conservation.
2) An on-farm network trial across 6 states is measuring factors like nitrate loss, infiltration rates, biomass production, and nitrogen content in cover crop and no-cover crop treatments.
3) Real-time data and modeling tools will provide farmers comparisons to help quantify cover crops' water retention and nitrogen contributions to subsequent cash crops. The goal is to overcome perceptions that cover crops reduce water and increase fertilizer needs.
Development of holistic metrics of agricultural and food system performanceFrancois Stepman
Presentation by Fergus Sinclair - Chief Scientist CIFOR-ICRAF, Center for International Forest Research - World Agroforestry, Co-convener of the TPP, the Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology - "Development of holistic metrics of agricultural and food system performance"
Presentation by Sonja Vermeulen and Peter Läderach at "How to design value chains programmes that address climate risks: an IFAD-CGIAR learning event", 25 February 2016, Rome.
Defra identifies research needs through joint discussions between policy and science teams to frame questions in ROAME documents. International drivers for water policy include the Water Framework Directive and Nitrates Directive, while national drivers include the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and departmental goals. Key water-related research programmes examine how land management impacts water pollution and opportunities to optimize agricultural water use through interdisciplinary studies considering social, economic, and policy factors.
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) conducts research on sustainable forest management, agroforestry, and tree genetic resources. It has over 100 partners worldwide and works across six research themes. Key achievements include over 1,300 publications, significant outcomes, strong monitoring and evaluation, gender mainstreaming, capacity building activities, and securing over $45 million in funding. FTA aims to refine its approach based on evaluations and adapt its research themes and focus over subsequent phases to 2025 to maximize impacts.
The Food-Energy-Environment Nexus:Supporting policies for sustainable growt...FMNR Hub
The document discusses a nexus initiative that aims to address interconnected water, energy, and food challenges in Ethiopia through applying a nexus toolkit. It presents a case study examining the impacts of different development pathways on stakeholders in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Three scenarios are developed - Business As Usual, National Plans, and Nexus. Results show the Nexus scenario leads to lower water production but higher energy and food production compared to the other scenarios by better managing limited water and biomass resources across sectors. The conclusion discusses how nexus issues can be practically managed between institutions and the need for new policies and innovations.
Integral assessment of productive and environmental parameters of a forage-ba...ILRI
Diversifying pastures with trees and legumes can improve soil nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration while creating a microclimate suitable for cattle. Studies found that including legumes in pastures increased live weight gain in cattle by up to 3.4 times, and resulted in 33.8% lower methane emissions than grass alone. Improved silvopastoral systems show potential for supporting strategies to address climate challenges at regional and national levels.
Using whole-farm models for policy analysis of Climate Smart AgricultureFAO
www.fao.org/climatechange/epic
This presentation was prepared to as background to the Scientific conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture held in Montpellier, France, on 16-18 March 2015.
This document summarizes a study on using cover crops to improve water quality and reduce soil compaction in coastal plain soils. The project established demonstration sites to evaluate the impacts of cover crops on soil moisture, water infiltration and runoff. Sensors were installed to automatically monitor soil moisture, and flumes were set up to measure surface water runoff. Preliminary results found that rye cover crops helped maintain soil moisture for cash crops and reduced water runoff compared to areas without cover crops. The project aims to demonstrate these benefits to farmers and develop tools for monitoring soil moisture with Internet of Things technology.
Francois Delobel: FAO-MOSAICC: The FAO modelling system to support decision-m...AfricaAdapt
The document describes FAO-MOSAICC, a methodology and software package for assessing the agricultural impacts of climate change. It contains models for climate, hydrology, crops and the economy. The software runs on a central server connected to a common database and controlled through web interfaces. It is designed to provide integrated impact assessments at the national level and support decision making. The package will be deployed in countries with training provided to national institutions.
The document discusses Madagascar's environment, socioeconomics, food security, and subnational integration. It describes the process of diagnosing Madagascar's food system with stakeholders from government, private sector, and civil society. Participants adapted to online consultations during COVID. The exercise revealed a growing consensus for a systems approach and advice on challenges like malnutrition and natural resource overuse. Lessons will inform ongoing programming and sharing with technical partners.
CCAFS is a global research partnership that provides tools, data, and partnerships to support smallholder agriculture under climate change. In East Africa, CCAFS offers freely available climate and impact models, seasonal forecasts, and solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation. Examples of tools include the Ag Trials database containing crop and livestock data, Food Security Case Maps modeling future yields and security, and the CCAFS Climate Portal providing place-specific climate change information relevant to agriculture. CCAFS also partners with organizations in East Africa on initiatives like climate-smart dairy development and index-based livestock insurance.
The document discusses the development of decision support tools to help prioritize climate-smart agriculture investments and actions. It outlines the need for such tools from governments and donors to move beyond lists of options to identify portfolios of practices. The proposed prioritization tool would use a climate-smart agriculture compendium database and indicators to assess tradeoffs between options across social, economic and environmental dimensions. The tool development process is participatory and aimed at identifying best-bet climate-smart agriculture portfolios for specific contexts through pilots in 2014.
CGIAR Systemwide Livestock Programme: Achievements and prospects in a changi...ILRI
The Systemwide Livestock Programme (SLP) is a consortium of 12 CGIAR centers that coordinates research on crop-livestock systems. It aims to decrease poverty and improve fodder yield/quality for food-feed crops through research partnerships. SLP governs over 60 completed projects on topics like crop residues and drivers of change. Current regional case studies in Africa and Asia examine decisions on crop residue use and their impacts on livelihoods and sustainability. SLP works to build collaborations and share knowledge while also seeking new resources, though its future is uncertain without Systemwide Programs in the new CGIAR.
Evidence on sustainable livestock from LMICs is urgently needed to inform nua...ILRI
This document discusses the need for evidence on sustainable livestock practices from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform global discussions on climate change and greenhouse gas reduction. It notes that livestock production plays complex roles in LMICs that are often overlooked due to a focus on industrial systems in Western countries. The document outlines an approach involving a literature review and expert survey to assess research distribution and perceptions regarding livestock's environmental impacts and solutions. It calls for locally-adapted, multidisciplinary research embedded in development to generate needed LMIC-specific evidence and solutions to support sustainable livestock.
Presented by Ridha Ibidhi on May 9, 2019, as part of the first CCAFS & GRA CLIFF-GRADS Webinar Series. See the Introduction for more details: 2019 CLIFF-GRADS Webinar Series - Using modeling, life cycle assessment, and trade-off analysis to understand low emissions development options.
Climate Smart Agriculture Project: using policy and economic analysis as a ba...FAO
The Climate Smart Agriculture Project aims to build evidence-based agricultural strategies and investment frameworks to sustainably increase productivity and incomes, build resilience to climate change, and seek opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a way that supports national food security and development goals. The project conducts research in three countries to identify climate-smart agricultural practices and policies that achieve synergies across productivity, resilience, and carbon outcomes. Project outputs include an evidence base on best practices, a strategic framework and policy recommendations, and investment proposals to support the adoption of climate-smart agriculture.
The document discusses climate smart agriculture practices. It defines climate smart agriculture as an approach that aims to sustainably increase productivity and incomes, adapt and build resilience to climate change, and reduce and/or remove greenhouse gas emissions. The document outlines various climate smart agricultural practices and approaches, including crop management practices, soil/water management, livestock/agroforestry management, and more. It also discusses challenges and the need for capacity building, knowledge sharing, financial support, and policy frameworks to promote widespread adoption of climate smart agriculture.
RBM for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Presented on 23 January 2015.
By Bruce Campbell, Phil Thornton, Ana María Loboguerrero.
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS).
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) aims to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and incomes, build resilience to climate change, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent UNFCCC negotiations have highlighted CSA. Key actions to implement CSA include expanding the evidence base on impacts and options, supporting enabling policies, strengthening institutions, enhancing financing, and implementing practices locally. FAO promotes CSA through projects, the Global Alliance, and practices like crop diversification, alternate wetting and drying of rice, and early warning systems.
During the webinar, the speakers promoted a set of training materials that is freely available for those interested in learning more about the implementation of NDCs in the agriculture sector in Africa.
More info about the webinar: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/implementing-ndcs-agriculture-sector-across-africa-what-directions-capacity-building#.XxaxH_gzbfZ
Upscaling climate smart agriculture for poverty alleviation: ESPA-EBAFOSA wor...Marije Schaafsma
This presentation summarises the main findings of a synthesis of ESPA research on agriculture, relevant to the question: how can CSA be adapted and scaled up to include the most vulnerable people?
The document summarizes the key discussions and outcomes from the 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture held in Montpellier, France from March 16-18, 2015. Over 600 researchers and 150 stakeholders from 75 countries discussed how agriculture can address food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation. The conference concluded that Climate-Smart Agriculture provides an important framework to develop solutions that balance these three pillars at local, regional and global levels. Participants called on policymakers to support Climate-Smart Agriculture through increased research funding, policies that integrate food security and climate goals, and ensuring agriculture has a prominent role in climate change negotiations.
This document outlines GWP's strategy for achieving food security through integrated land and water management from 2009-2013. It identifies five work areas: 1) influencing policymaking, 2) advocacy, 3) linking research and policy to on-the-ground changes, 4) financing, and 5) linking to climate change and disaster risk reduction agendas. The strategy aims to engage stakeholders and promote integrated approaches to increase water productivity, food production, and resilience against weather extremes. Key partners include FAO, IFAD, CGIAR institutions, and regional economic communities.
Transitioning to Climate-Smart Agriculture: What will it take?FAO
This document discusses transitioning to climate-smart agriculture. It argues that developing an evidence base of sustainable agricultural practices and their costs/benefits for food security, adaptation and mitigation is necessary for prioritizing actions and accessing climate finance. A FAO project aims to build such an evidence base in three countries, identify climate-smart practices and financing mechanisms, and develop investment proposals to integrate climate change, agriculture and food security. The document notes climate-smart agriculture must be context-dependent and address upfront costs, limited credit/insurance, land tenure issues and lack of information.
Taking Forward the Implementation of the Agriculture Priority Actions in NCCAP (2013–2017) Kenyan Experience
A presentation from CCAFS East Africa Regional Program.
Integration of CSA in agriculture- presentation at UFAAS ToT workshopFaith Okiror
This document provides an overview of climate smart agriculture (CSA) presented at a workshop. It defines CSA as an approach to address food security and climate change by improving productivity, resilience, and reducing emissions. The challenges facing African agriculture are described, including poor soils, drought, and weak adaptive capacity. The principles and benefits of CSA practices like conservation agriculture are explained. Steps for scaling up CSA are discussed, including characterization, prioritization, implementation, and monitoring. Strategies to spread CSA techniques across communities are outlined, such as through innovation platforms, partnerships, capacity building, and access to resources.
Introduction to the NAP and NAMA processes and the relation to climate financeFAO
National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) are two processes introduced by the UNFCCC for developing countries to plan and implement climate adaptation and mitigation actions. FAO is working with countries to integrate agriculture into NAPs and identify NAMAs in the agriculture sector. International climate finance can help support NAP and NAMA implementation through funds like the Green Climate Fund. Private sector engagement and investment is important for NAMAs to be sustainable and leverage additional financing.
This document discusses the challenges of climate change for global food security and the role of climate-smart agriculture. It summarizes the following key points:
1. Climate change is already causing crop yield losses in some areas and extreme weather events are expected to intensify in the future, threatening global food security.
2. Climate-smart agriculture promotes technologies, practices, and policies that help communities adapt to climate change, reduce greenhouse gases, and ensure future food security.
3. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security is working with partners in various regions to research, promote, and implement climate-smart agriculture through activities like developing climate information services, insurance products, and policies to support resilient
The document discusses supporting a transition to climate-smart agriculture and food systems. It provides an overview of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), defining it as an approach to jointly address food security, adaptation and mitigation of climate change. The document also describes Project GCP/RAF/496/NOR which aims to facilitate an enabling environment for scaling up CSA and assist in developing more climate-smart agricultural food systems through improved policies, strategies and frameworks. Stakeholders include smallholder farmers who will benefit from adopting appropriate CSA practices to increase productivity and resilience.
Achieving national and global climate objectives in Asia and the Pacific thro...GCARD Conferences
This document discusses how investment in climate-smart agriculture can help achieve climate and food security goals in Asia and the Pacific. It outlines the connections between the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for ending hunger and tackling climate change, and describes climate-smart agriculture as an approach that can increase productivity, build resilience, and reduce emissions. National climate plans (INDCs) for many countries in the region prioritize agriculture actions aligned with climate-smart practices. While climate finance is growing, leveraging domestic investment will be key to driving widespread adoption of climate-smart agriculture.
Agenda of the 5th NENA Soil Partnership meetingFAO
The Fifth meeting of the Near East and North African (NENA) Soil Partnership will take place from 1-2 April 2019 in Cairo, Egypt. The objectives of the meeting are to consolidate the NENA Soil Partnership, review the work plan, organize activities to establish National Soil Information Systems, agree to launch a Regional Soil Laboratory for NENA, and strengthen networking. The meeting agenda includes discussions on soil information systems, a soil laboratory network, and implementing the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management. The performance of the NENA Soil Partnership will also be assessed and future strategies developed.
This document summarizes the proceedings of the first meeting of the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN). GLOSOLAN was established to harmonize soil analysis methods and strengthen the performance of laboratories through standardized protocols. The meeting discussed the role of National Reference Laboratories in promoting harmonization, and how GLOSOLAN is structured with regional networks feeding into the global network. Progress made in 2018 included registering over 200 laboratories, assessing capacities and needs, and establishing regional networks. The work plan for 2019 includes further developing regional networks, standard methods, a best practice manual, and the first global proficiency testing. The document concludes by outlining next steps to launch the regional network for North Africa and the Near East.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Transforming landscapes and food systems: Options for strengthening food security under climate change
1. Transforming landscapes and food systems
Options for strengthening food security under climate
change
Sourcebook on climate-smart agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Lucia Palombi
Natural Resources Officer, FAO
SBSTA of UNFCCC, Bonn
4 June 2013
2. How to address the multiple demands
placed on agriculture
• create synergies! between food
security, climate change
adaptation and mitigation
Main objective:
• Pathway towards enhanced
food security and development
goals
• ALL AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
Adaptation
Mitigation
Synergies
Productivity &
income increase
CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE
Encompassing 3 pillars:
3. CSA - key features
Strives to achieve multiple objectives
• Addresses adaptation and builds resilience to shocks;
• Considers climate change mitigation as a potential co-benefit;
Is a location-specific and knowledge-intensive approach
• Identifies integrated options that create synergies and reduce trade-offs;
• Identifies barriers to adoption and provides appropriate solutions;
• Strengthens livelihoods by improving access to services, knowledge and resources;
• Integrates climate financing with traditional sources of agricultural investment.
It brings together practices, policies and institutions that are not necessarily
new but are used in the context of climate change
What is new?
Multiple challenges faced by agriculture and food systems are
addressed simultaneously and holistically
4. www.fao.org/climatechange/climatesmart
Origins of the sourcebook
26-28 July 2011, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy
100 experts/stakeholders
3 main product recommendations:
1. Sourcebook with principles for CSA implementation aimed
at planning and project managers in the various fields
2. A web platform to act as a central hub of technical
information, linked to existing resources
3. CSA Partnership established (FAO/IFAD/WB/WFP/UNEP,
GM and CCAFS/CGIAR)
5. Sourcebook purpose
Clearly define the concept of climate-smart
agriculture, demonstrate its potential as well as
limitations and facilitate decision makers and
practitioners at a number of levels.
The sourcebook aims to show how CSA could be
achieved, and what it would take to achieve it.
It analyses existing solutions and barriers and
demonstrates how they could be used to promote the
uptake of CSA.
6. www.fao.org/climatechange/climatesmart
Sourcebook: structure and target audience
1. Concept and scope
Section A: The case for Climate-Smart Agriculture
2. Landscape approach
Section B: Improved Technologies and Approaches for Sustainable Farm Management
Section C: Enabling Frameworks
4. Soils3. Water 5. Energy
14. Finance13. Policies 15. DRR 18. Assessment16. Safety nets
17. Capacity
development
12. Institutions
TARGET
AUDIENCE
PLANNERS
PRATICTIONERS
POLICY
MAKERS
6. Genetic
resources
7. Crops 8. Livestock 9. Forestry 10. Fisheries and
aquaculture
11. Food chains
7. Partnership
A partnership between FAO, IFAD, UNEP, WB, WFP, the
Global Mechanism of UNCCD and CGIAR/CCAFS has
been created to address knowledge gaps and support
countries in implementing CSA.
8. Implementation
• It is a reference tool for planners, practitioners and
policy makers working in agriculture, forestry and
fisheries.
• The CSA web platform facilitates stakeholders’ access
to additional information, case studies, manuals and
practices.
www.fao.org/climatechange/climatesmart